Atlanta United looks to start winning streak Saturday against Charlotte

Midfielder Tristan Muyumba said he doesn’t know why everything happened for Atlanta United against Miami. He said the formation change to 3-4-3 gave him and Thiago Almada more freedom, but that was not the only reason for the improvement. He said teamwork was more important. Pineda cited the players’ humility at work when speaking at the postgame press conference. The final score could have been much worse for the hosts had Atlanta United’s finishing been better.

Muyumba said he is confident the team can continue to play with the aggressive play on offense and discipline on defense that they displayed on Wednesday.

“It’s not just because we won that game that we became the best team in the league, no,” he said. “It’s just the process and keeping the good things from the last game and moving in the direction.”

One problem for Atlanta United in trying to maintain this is that Charlotte is not Miami. Charlotte probably won’t try to play much football on Sunday. He will likely play in a low block and be happy for Atlanta United to have the ball. Atlanta United had less than 45% possession against Miami, but used their transition skills to produce 24 shots.

“I hope this game in Miami was unique,” ​​Charlotte manager Dean Smith said.

Before being beaten by the Red Bulls 3-1 on Wednesday, Charlotte posted five consecutive shutouts. He has seven this season.

Trying to unlock a determined defense is something Atlanta United hasn’t been able to do consistently this season. That’s part of why the team was mired in its long winless streak before Miami.

“We believe in ourselves and we are convinced that we can win this match, especially at home, because it has been a long time without a victory,” Muyumba said. “So for us it’s really, really important to win this game because of course we had a good game on Wednesday, but the best way to be consistent is to win the next game.”

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Atlanta United’s 2024 schedule

February 24 Columbus 1, Atlanta United 0

March 9 Atlanta United 4, New England 1

March 17 Atlanta United 2, Orlando 0

March 23 Toronto 2, Atlanta United 0

March 31 Atlanta United 3, Chicago 0

April 6 Atlanta United 1, NYCFC 1

April 14 Atlanta United 2, Philadelphia 2

April 20 Cincinnati 2, Atlanta United 1

April 27 Atlanta United 1, Chicago 1

May 4 Minnesota 2, Atlanta United 1

May 7 Atlanta United 3, Charlotte Independence 0 in US Open Cup

May 11 DC United 3, Atlanta United 2

May 15 Cincinnati 1, Atlanta United 0

May 18 Atlanta United 1, Nashville 1

May 21 Atlanta United 0 (5), Charleston 0 (4) in US Open Cup

May 25 LAFC 1, Atlanta United 0

May 29 Atlanta United 3, Miami 1

June 2 against Charlotte, 4:30 p.m.

June 15 vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m.

June 19 at DC United, 7:30 p.m.

June 22 in Saint-Louis, 8:30 p.m.

June 29 c. Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

July 3 at New England, 7:30 p.m.

July 6 at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

July 13 in Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

July 17 vs. NYCFC, 7:30 p.m.

July 20 against Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

July 26 against DC United in the League Cup, 7:30 p.m.

August 4 against Santos Laguna in the League Cup, 4 p.m.

August 24 at LA Galaxy, 10:30 p.m.

August 31 in Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

September 14 vs. Nashville, 7:30 p.m.

September 18 against Miami, 7:30 p.m.

September 21 at the Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

September 28 in Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

October 2 c. Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

October 5 against Red Bulls, 7:30 p.m.

October 19 in Orlando, 6 p.m.